"Nursing Assistant by Open RN helps prepare students for employment as nursing assistants as well as for entry to other health-related programs. This book is recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as a key part of the state's nurse aide training program. Upon successful completion of a Nursing Assistant program, a student is eligible to take the Wisconsin Nursing Assistant competency evaluation for inclusion on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and employment in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, community based residential facilities, assisted living centers, and homes for the developmentally disabled.
This textbook is an open educational resource (OER) and is aligned with Wisconsin Technical College System’s Nursing Assistant program and provides a solid foundation for becoming a Nursing Assistant. Nursing Assistants (NAs), also called nursing aides, are important members of the health care team. NAs work under the supervision of licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs) and registered nurses (RNs). NAs provide basic care and help patients with activities of daily living.
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Kendall Hunt is pleased to partner with Open RN to help lower the cost of nursing course materials. The mission of Open RN is to lower the cost of nursing textbooks through creation of free OER textbooks for foundational nursing courses. Digital copies are always free to download and low cost print texts are available through campus bookstores, Amazon and this storefront. Open RN books are written with student comprehension at the forefront and are aligned to NCLEX testing requirements.
Chippewa Valley Technical College created this OER textbook with funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) by using Open RN workflows, remixing Open RN OER textbooks, and creating new content specifically for Nursing Assistant students. The Open RN project has published several OER nursing textbooks that have been widely adopted across the United States and is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Department of Education."
